Writers use wordplay as a way to make their writing more interesting, and to help develop the characters in the story. It can also be used as a way to make the readers laugh. Often wordplay is used as a way to make fun of something that the author doesn't like. Wordplay can be puns, made up words, inaminate objects that can talk, jokes, imitations, etc. These techniques are called literary devices, and some include puns, personification, diction, syntax, parody, assonance, alliteration,and lexicon. Wordplay is usually used in casual styles of writing, because it isn't considered very formal.
Writers use wordplay as a way to develop​ the characters and the plot in their writing. One example is JK Rowling, the author of the Harry Potter series. She uses wordplay in the form of lexicon, or made up words. Words like Muggle, Death- Eater, Diagon Alley (which is an example of lexicon and pun), Lumos, Qudditch, etc. help create the whole story of Harry Potter and his magical world. The specialized language makes the setting and the plot more believable to the readers. Obviously, witches and wizards would use different words than regular people, so the lexicon is needed. She also uses personification, like the Sorting Hat, talking paintings, etc. to help develop the setting and plot of the series. The personification helps to create the story, witches and wizards would have talking hats and paintings, which is why they are included. Another way authors use wordplay is to make fun of something that they don't agree with or don't like. For example, Mark Twain wrote Huckleberry Finn, a piece of satire, as a way to make fun of the backward ways of Southern society at the time. He used wordplay to make fun of something, but without the harsh tone of criticism. Authors use wordplay to make their writing better. Wordplay can help develop the story through the characters, setting, and plot. Wordplay can also help lighten the mood of a argumentative piece of writing. Playing with language is an enhancement to writing and makes reading more enjoyable.
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Writers use wordplay as a way to develop​ the characters and the plot in their writing. One example is JK Rowling, the author of the Harry Potter series. She uses wordplay in the form of lexicon, or made up words. Words like Muggle, Death- Eater, Diagon Alley (which is an example of lexicon and pun), Lumos, Qudditch, etc. help create the whole story of Harry Potter and his magical world. The specialized language makes the setting and the plot more believable to the readers. Obviously, witches and wizards would use different words than regular people, so the lexicon is needed. She also uses personification, like the Sorting Hat, talking paintings, etc. to help develop the setting and plot of the series. The personification helps to create the story, witches and wizards would have talking hats and paintings, which is why they are included. Another way authors use wordplay is to make fun of something that they don't agree with or don't like. For example, Mark Twain wrote Huckleberry Finn, a piece of satire, as a way to make fun of the backward ways of Southern society at the time. He used wordplay to make fun of something, but without the harsh tone of criticism.
Authors use wordplay to make their writing better. Wordplay can help develop the story through the characters, setting, and plot. Wordplay can also help lighten the mood of a argumentative piece of writing. Playing with language is an enhancement to writing and makes reading more enjoyable.
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